Deluxe (DLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.24 for Q2 2026, down 51.5% from 0.49 a year earlier and down 57.7% from the prior quarter.
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Deluxe (DLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Deluxe reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.27, down 34.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.31, down 41.9% from FY2024.
- FCF Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.54 in FY2024 (-0.7%), 0.55 in FY2023 (-9.9%), 0.61 in FY2022 (+19.2%) and 0.51 in FY2021 (+55.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.17 (Q4 2025) to 2.27 (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 20.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 111.0%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 73.7%).
- Business Quant data shows DLX's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.56 (Q1 2026), 0.17 (Q4 2025) and 0.31 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | - |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | - |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | - |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | - |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | - |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | - |
| 10 | Deluxe | 1.22 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 0.28 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.18 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.27 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.98 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.99 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.41 |
API Access
Deluxe FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "DLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();